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CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 399 Fraudulent concealment of particular documents

CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 399

Fraudulent concealment of particular documents

399 Fraudulent concealment of particular documents

A person who, with intent to defraud, conceals the whole or part of—

(a) a register or record kept by lawful authority; or
(b) a document recording title to property; or
(c) a testamentary instrument (whether the testator is living or dead);
commits a crime.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—
(a) if the offence is committed in relation to a document recording title to property—3 years imprisonment; or
(b) otherwise—14 years imprisonment.